Last 3 months headlines – Page 127
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NewsThe wind cries arguable case: Hendrix rights dispute with Sony will go to trial
High Court judgment finds Noel Redding Estate Limited and Mitch Mitchell Estate Limited have a ‘more than arguable case’.
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NewsSolicitor strung along client for years with false case updates
Hartlepool owner was dishonest to client and the client’s son, finds tribunal.
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NewsQueen of Pop takes to a different kind of stage
Get into the groove - or at least into the witness stand.
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NewsSRA writes to 1,000 firms over financial sanctions risk
Solicitors thought to be targets for individuals trying to avoid UK sanctions regime.
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NewsRTA claims fall to new low but insurance premiums in overdrive
Fewer injured people are bothering to claim while many firms have left the low-value RTA market.
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NewsSentencing adjourned for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud
Old Bailey sentence will be handed down later this year on ex-solicitor convicted of fraud by abuse of position.
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NewsProportion of privately educated barristers falling - but slowly
Annual diversity survey shows women now make up 40.6% of the bar.
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NewsGovernment resurrects employment tribunal fees
Controversial charging regime introduced by Chris Grayling was axed following a Supreme Court ruling in 2017.
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NewsBT landline group claim opens in CAT
More than 150 elderly claimants in competition case are 'dying every day', representative says.
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News£16m 'pay boost' for police station work
Ministry of Justice opens eight-week consultation and says funding increase will apply to new work from the summer.
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NewsProfits dip as staff costs soar at DLA Piper
Increasing number of UK LLP members share a marginally smaller pot at £680m firm.
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NewsFirm could have faced negligence claim over late appeal, judge says
Last-minute filing left not enough time to correct 'multiple mistakes', High Court judge finds.
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NewsNew solicitor who borrowed £630,000 from clients is struck off
Junior lawyer also backdated a document and took referral fees for passing clients to lender.
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NewsEnglish language requirements for foreign lawyers 'overly restrictive'
Solicitors Regulation Authority proposes no longer accepting a degree taught in English as evidence of proficiency.
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NewsNews focus: Axiom Ince - the human toll
Amid the ongoing fallout from the collapse of Axiom Ince, 20 former clients of the firm have formed a support group on social media to share their experiences.
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NewsHolding court at school
Former solicitor and teacher James Stewart is on a mission to run 100 legal workshops at state schools this year.
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NewsMagic circle firm told Post Office it had 'limited liability' on financial redress
Minutes from 2014 show discussions about possible compensation payments to victims.
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NewsLiverpool firm to lead doctors’ claim over long Covid
Bond Turner alleges that NHS organisations did not protect frontline workers.
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NewsWelsh firm wins legal aid appeal over ‘substantial case management’
Costs judge finds ‘complex and detailed discussion and negotiation’ between parties ‘reduced significantly’ the defendant’s criminality.
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NewsSolicitor who asked client to retract complaint fined £750
Clients had contacted SRA after lawyer acted for them despite prospect of a negligence claim.